How did skilled artisans contribute to the successes of the ming dynasty?
a. the artisans fulfilled the ideals of confucianism, which encouraged employment.
b. the artisans produced beautiful items, which decorated the emperor’s palace and the forbidden city.
c. the artisans produced silk and porcelain goods that demanded high prices, thus increasing china’s trade and wealth.
d. the artisans provided jobs to the chinese peasants who could no longer work in agriculture because of the famine.

Dr. kaylan is an ecologist who studies bird behavior. she sets up an experiment to test which type of food crows are most likely to eat when given a choice between walnuts, corn, and sunflower seeds. to perform her experiment, dr. kaylan places three food bins in an area frequented by cows. each bin contains one of the three food types. then, she measures how much of each food type is eaten every day for a month and summarizes the results of her experiment in the pie chart below. based on her results, dr. kaylan concludes that crows choose to eat corn more frequently than other food sources because it has a higher nutritional value. what is a reasonable alternate conclusion that can be drawn from dr. kaylan's data

What environmental cues and landmarks do the geese use to determine the timing and direction of their migration over the mountains? how do they find their way?

In 2001, records showed that local stocks of fish were down worldwide. yet, records of harvests indicated that fish were being taken at records rates. what was actually happening?